Browse School of Integrative Biology by Author "Getz, Lowell L."

This is the main page for two sets of long-term data files. One set includes data obtained for the prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster, and the meadow vole, M. pennsylvanicus, in three habitats (alfalfa, bluegrass, and ...

These data were obtained as part of a field study of social behavior of the prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster in alfalfa fields (LF 2 and ALF 3) that was also used in the 25-year research (see http://hdl.handle.net/2142/162). ...

This folder contains 153 files that represent two major sets of data files of the results of a 25-year study (1972-1997) in which populations of the prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster) and the meadow vole (M. pennsylvanicus) ...

We used live-trapping data collected during a long-term study of the social organization of prairie vole Microtus ochrogaster, to investigate pair formation and break-up in this species. Most male-female pairs that formed ...

The present study was designed to delineate the duration of postpartum estrus in the prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster. Breeding pairs were separated prior to parturition, and males were reintroduced to the females 0-12 ...

Use of multiple-capture live traps in routine demographic studies provides data concerning social organization and potential interactions between individuals, data not otherwise available from single-capture traps. ...

Estimates of philopatry and natal dispersal of the prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster, determined by intensive live-trapping at social group nests were assessed by comparison of estimates when a grid pattern within the ...

Abundance of food resources and interspecific competition can significantly influence the dynamics of arvicoline rodent populations. We studied responses of Microtus ochrogaster and M.pennsylvanicus to supplemental food ...

We studied variation in home range size in fluctuating populations of
Microtus ochrogaster and M. pennsylvanicus in alfalfa, bluegrass and
tallgrass habitats over a 25-year period in east-central Illinois. The
three ...

Population demography of the northern short-tailed shrew, Blarina brevicauda, was studied for 25 years in bluegrass, alfalfa, and tallgrass habitats in east-central Illinois. The population in bluegrass had higher over-winter ...

Factors affecting amplitudes of fluctuation during 39 population cycles of Microtus ochrogaster and 20 cycles of M. pennsylvanicus were studied in alfalfa, bluegrass and tallgrass habitats over a 25-year period.

Factors associated with initiation of population cycles of Microtus ochrogaster and M. pennsylvanicus were studied in alfalfa, bluegrass
and tallgrass habitats for 25 years. For both species, increased survival appeared ...

Rarity of the blonde color morph in prairie vole populations is attributed to: a recessive trait requiring breeding between siblings or parents and their offspring for the color morph to be prominent within a population; ...

This file contains appendices referenced in the listed papers published in the indicated journals. These are the supporting detailed analyses for the statistical results presented in the papers. The appendices
are numbered ...

We summarize the social organization and mating system of the prairie vole Microtus ochrogaster as determined from an extensive field study in east-central Illinois, USA. The fundamental social organization of M. ochrogaster ...

Included here are drafts of manuscripts that were rejected. Many have been revised and published in a different format. For all papers published from these datasets, see http://www.life.uiuc.edu/getz/vitae.html.